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Cathedral Energy Services Announces Executive Appointments

/NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/

CALGARY, Dec. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. (the
"Company" or "Cathedral" / TSX: CET) is pleased to announce that
Cathedral's Board of Directors have appointed P. Scott MacFarlane as
President and Chief Executive Officer and Randy Pustanyk as Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Cathedral. Scott
MacFarlane, a Chartered Accountant, has served as Chief Financial
Officer of Cathedral since April 2001.Randy Pustanyk, a Professional
Engineer, was a co-founder of Cathedral and has served as Vice
President of Operations since Cathedral's inception in 1998. Scott
MacFarlane has also been appointed as a director of the Company.

Rod Maxwell, Chairman of the Company, said "This decision was made after
a special committee of the Board completed its selection process and
carefully considered the best strategy for growing the business of
Cathedral. The Board is convinced that Cathedral has an excellent team
of executives in place across both Canada and the United States to
execute its strategic plan, and to guide our directional drilling and
testing/frac flowback businesses to success. We view Scott and Randy
as having the perfect mix of experience and leadership capabilities
required to lead the team and execute that plan."

Cathedral's management team is committed to a growth strategy with a
current focus on the continuation of its U.S. expansion, increasing
market share in the Canada and enhancing overall profitability.

Scott MacFarlane will also hold the title as Interim Chief Financial
Officer until a permanent replacement is selected.

Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. (the "Company"/"Cathedral") and its
wholly owned subsidiary, Cathedral Energy Services Inc., are engaged in
the business of providing selected oilfield services to oil and natural
gas companies in western Canada and selected oil and natural gas basins
in the United States. The Company is in the process of establishing
operations in Venezuela for providing directional drilling services
through its wholly owned subsidiaries Directional Plus International
Ltd. and Directional Plus de Venezuela, C.A. The Company's operating
activities are divided into directional drilling and production testing
business units. The Company's shares trade on the TSX under the
symbol: CET. For more information, visit
www.cathedralenergyservices.com.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements or information are based
on current expectations, estimates and projections that involve a
number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to
differ materially from those anticipated by the Company. The
forward-looking statements or information contained in this news
release are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not
undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any
forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by
applicable securities laws.

SOURCE: Cathedral Energy Services Ltd.

For further information:

Requests for further information should be directed to:

P. Scott MacFarlane, President and CEO or Randy Pustanyk, Executive Vice President and COO